James Mitchum

Born: 1941-05-08

James Mitchum (born May 8, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and the eldest son of actor Robert Mitchum. His brother is actor Christopher Mitchum, and he is the uncle of actor Bentley Mitchum. He had his first role, which was small and unbilled, at the age of eight in the Western Colorado Territory (1949) with Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, and Dorothy Malone. His credited debut was in Thunder Road (1958), in which he played his father's much younger brother, a role written for Elvis Presley, who was eager to do it until his manager demanded too much money. This film became a drive-in cult favorite, revived in the 1970s and ’80s. Curiously, he was again credited as being "introduced" in the Have Gun Will Travel pilot episode "Genesis" (1962). He has appeared in more than 30 films including The Beat Generation in 1959; The Victors in 1963; as a surfer named Eskimo in Ride the Wild Surf in 1964; In Harm's Way (1965) with John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, and Henry Fonda; Ambush Bay (1966); The Invincible Six (1970); Two-Lane Blacktop (1971); and The Last Movie (1971). In 1975 he starred in the movie Moonrunners, where he played the character Grady Hagg in the influence for the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He was also in Zebra Force and Trackdown co-starring Karen Lamm and Erik Estrada in 1976; Ransom (a k a Assault on Paradise) (1977); Blackout (1978); Monstroid (1980); Crazy Jungle Adventure (1982); Code Name Zebra (1987); Hollywood Cop (1987); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); and Fatal Mission (1990). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Mitchum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Two-Lane Blacktop

as Man #2 at Race Track
Released: 1971-07-07

A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in...

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In Harm's Way

as Ensign Griggs
Released: 1965-04-06

A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a...

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Colorado Territory

as (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-11

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one...

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The Last Movie

as Art
Released: 1971-09-29

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing...

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Mercenary Fighters

as Wilson Jeffords
Released: 1988-02-01

The president of an African country wants to boost his economy with a new dam. He ignores the...

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Thunder Road

as Robin Doolin
Released: 1958-05-10

Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed...

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Blackout

as Dan Evans
Released: 1978-08-25

A black comedy of violent criminals who terrorize apartment dwellers during New York's 1977...

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The Ransom

as Tracker
Released: 1977-04-29

A Native American travels around a resort town, murdering cops and rich people with a...

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Ride the Wild Surf

as Eskimo
Released: 1964-08-05

A group of friends go to Hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf...

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Monstroid

as Travis
Released: 1980-07-11

A rural Colombian village is attacked by a horrible sea serpent, aroused by industrial pollution...

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Girls Town

as Charley Boy
Released: 1959-10-05

Chip is killed accidentally while trying to rape a blonde girl, who runs. Silver becomes the...

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Moonrunners

as Grady Hagg
Released: 1975-05-14

Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school...

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The Money Trap

as Detective Wolski
Released: 1965-09-07

When half a million dollars disappears from a doctor office's safe, the cops assigned to the...

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Hollywood Cop

as Feliciano
Released: 1987-09-22

A detective tries to get back a child who has been kidnapped by gangsters.

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Massacre At Grand Canyon

as Wes Evans
Released: 1964-05-25

After a search for his father's killers, Wes Evans returns home only to find himself involved in...

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Hoodwinked

as Lieutenant Kevin Spanner
Released: 1989-11-15

Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary...

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The Victors

as Grogan
Released: 1963-11-22

Intercutting dramatic vignettes with newsreel footage, the story follows the characters from an...

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Crazy Jungle Adventure

as Butch Donovan
Released: 1982-10-07

A sleazy airline owner forces boozy former pilot Butch Donovan to climb into the cockpit by...

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The Beat Generation

as Art Jester
Released: 1959-07-03

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is...

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Trackdown

as Jim Calhoun
Released: 1976-05-20

When his sister Betsy packs up and leaves the family's Montana cattle ranch to find fame and...

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Young Guns of Texas

as Morgan Coe
Released: 1962-11-30

A man searching for a stolen army payroll is joined by several men after the reward money. One...

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Fatal Mission

as Maj. Bauer
Released: 1990-07-25

A CIA Agent must rely on reluctant help from a female spy in the North Vietnam jungle in order...

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Code Name: Zebra

as Frank Barnes (as Jim Mitchum)
Released: 1987-11-16

A group of Vietnam War veterans declare war on Los Angeles drug dealers and the Mafia.

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Ambush Bay

as Pvt. James Grenier
Released: 1966-05-10

A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino...

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The Invincible Six

as Nazar
Released: 1970-06-10

Based on the story "The Heroes of Yucca," The Invincible Six features a ragtag group of jewel...

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Raiders of the Magic Ivory

as Sugar
Released: 1988-11-12

Two Vietnam vets are hired to infiltrate a religious sect and steal an ancient relic, a magic...

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Marked for Murder

as Rainier
Released: 1989-01-01

A snooty female production assistant and an eager gopher at a TV station are assigned by their...

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The Tramplers

as Hoby Cordeen
Released: 1965-12-31

After the war of secession, the aging Cordeen, who owns thousands of acres in Texas, rules his...

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Leathernecks

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-16

An action-packed, brought to us by Ignazio Dolce - the guy who directed several other 'Nam...

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Stickfighter

as Mule (uncredited)
Released: 1994-01-01

D.E.A. Agent John Lambert (Kely McClung) fights the powerful drug cartels on a daily basis. But...

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Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood

as James Mitchum
Released: 1990-12-17

Tony La Palma lives in Kenya, where he helps Dr. Sean in his work to protect animals. His love...

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Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-04-22

A rhapsodic drawing of life by the man who scared the life out of music players and audiences.

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